Debate Places High in Three Competitions

Kansas City Kansas Community College Tournament

Ada Throckmorton and Utsa Ramaswami: 5th, Quarterfinals
Parker Mitchell and Jack Werner: 5th, Quarterfinals
Karl Walter and Henry Walter: 9th, Octofinals
Ali Dastjerdi and Shrushti Mehta: 9th, Octofinals

All four of these teams received their second Debate Coaches’ Invitational (DCI) bid. East now has five teams qualified to DCI, which is more than any other school in the state.

Blue Valley Tournament

Spencer Mitchell and Bhavish Dinakar: 3rd, semifinalists – Varsity
Spencer Thompson and Nate Paris: 1st, finalists- Novice
Isabel Holloway and Joey Gasperi: 5th, quarterfinalists- Novice
Contributing to sweepstakes: Sam Holloway and Jennifer Young; Claire Gibbs and Monique Clark; Logan Bennion and Andrew Stottle; Erik Harken and Max Keeter; Jack Eddy and Will Bledsoe; Caleb Hanlon and Trenton Hawes

The teams placed second in sweepstakes out of 16 schools.

Lansing Tournament

Chuck Swisher and Ross Fosher: 4th, Novice
Nina Andersen and Priyanka Radadiya: 5th, Novice
Britney Whitney and Hallie Haynes: 6th, Novice

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